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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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